The House of Viscondessa de Santiago de Lobão is located in the street corner of the Rua Belos Ares and Av. Boavista. It was built in the beginning of the 20th century, by the Viscount S. Tiago de Lobão, who returned from Brasil to Portugal, where he became a very wealthy men.

The Viscount and his wife didn’t have any descendants, so before she died, the Viscountess left the house to a charitable institution. Today, the House of Viscondessa de Santiago de Lobão is used by the Institution of the Social Services, and serves also as a rehabilitation center for young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities and in need.

The architecture of the house fits into the Art Noveau Style, and the surrounding gardens have many big trees and exotic plants, brought from Brazil (Oaks, Plantains, Beech, Jacarandás, Hibiscus, Magnolias, among others). The Gardens also have a beautiful Gazebo with an iron table and several chairs, a greenhouse with painted glass, a windmill, a small pound, and many other things to explore.